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My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

Franklin, Miles

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ISBN10: 1169724116
ISBN13: 9781169724112
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 172
Weight: 1.52
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
My Brilliant Career is a classic Australian novel written by Miles Franklin. It tells the story of Sybylla Melvyn, a young girl growing up in rural Australia in the late 19th century. Sybylla is a headstrong and independent character who dreams of a life beyond the constraints of her small town and the expectations of her family.As she grows older, Sybylla's desire for independence only becomes stronger, and she finds herself torn between the prospect of a conventional married life and her own ambitions to become a writer. Along the way, she experiences love and heartbreak, and struggles to reconcile her own desires with the expectations of those around her.My Brilliant Career is a poignant and moving coming-of-age story that explores themes of gender, class, and identity, and offers a powerful commentary on the challenges facing young women in a patriarchal society. With its vivid descriptions of the Australian landscape and its compelling portrayal of a young woman's journey towards self-discovery, this novel remains a beloved classic of Australian literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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